In honor of the famous Salem Witch Trials, which took place on 1692, Salem hosts a slew of Halloween happenings in October. Nineteen women were accused of witchcraft and hanged in Salem that year.

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Halloween day and weekend trips to take from Conn.

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It's the most frightful time of the year and the northeast happens to be one of the spookiest places around.

From legends like Sleepy Hollow and the Salem Witch Trials, there are plenty of historical and creepy sites to visit to get in the mood for October 31–and visit, people do.

Click through to see some day and weekend trips you can take from Connecticut this month.

Randy Fiveash, director of the Connecticut Office of Tourism, told Hearst in 2017 that the state's official tourism website, received more than 600,000 visits in the month of October alone. The month was the most popular behind the summer season. October brings a big boost in hotel occupancy too.

Salem, Mass. also sees a huge uptick in visitors during October. Kate Fox, the Executive Director of Destination Salem said tourism in Salem generates more than $100 million in spending and supports more than 800 jobs over the course of a year. October is peak season as they estimate 500,000 people to visit.

"People travel from around the world to experience Salem Haunted Happenings–we had a couple from South Korea at our info booth [one] weekend–as well as New England's fall foliage," she told Hearst in 2017. "Hotels in Salem sell out a year in advance for the weekends."